Sleeve-protector.



No. 889,210. PATENTED JUNE 2, 1908.

P. J. DAHLINGER.

SLEEVE PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 15, 190B- WITNESSES 97 9 l-NVENTOH,

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"" ATTOHNEYS PETER .I. DAHLINGER, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY.

SLEEVE-PROTECTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 2, 1908.

Application filed February 15, 1908. Serial No. 416,031.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER J. DAHLINGER, a citizen of the United States, residing in Paterson, Passaic county, New Jersey, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Sleeve-Protectors; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, ref erence being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a sleeve protector which shall not only be sanitary in character and adapted to be readily cleaned, but which shall be much more durable and present at all times a neater appearance than the protector of woven straw or the like, now commonly in use. In order to accomplish these various purposes, I prefer to construct the protector of sheet aluminum, that being a metal which is both lightin weight and adapted to resist corroding and tarnishing influences, and partlyto prevent the metal of the protector from discoloring a white coat or shirt sleeve and also enhance its sanitary appearance, I apply to its inside surface a coating preferably of white enamel and over its edges sheathing rims, which may be removed when worn or, if necessary, on cleaning the protector. In addition I may provide a detachable device for securing the protector to the sleeve so as to hold it away from the hand of the wearer.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 shows the improved device in position on the sleeve of the wearer; Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing a part of one of the sheathing rims broken away; and, Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the device.

The protector consists of a truncated conical body part a preferably composed of some stiff sheet material such as, aluminum, and preferably formed with two external surrounding beads b, one located near each end thereof. In order to improve the appearance of the part (1, es ecially if it is composed of aluminum, it may e externally frosted, at least between the beads b. On the inside, the part a is coated with a white enamel, as at c, the same being baked thereon; this improves the appearance of the device as an article of trade, and, in addition, prevents the metal of the device from discoloring the sleeve of the wearer. With the same objects in View and also to sheathe the more or less sharp edges of the part a, I provide the channeled sheathing rims (1, preferably formed of stiff white celluloid; each of these is constructed so that when in place its inner wall c will reach as far as the enamel coating 0, so that the finished appearance of the inside of 1 the rotector is unbroken or continuous, and

so t lat its outer wall f abuts squarely against the adjoining bead I), thus preventing unsanitary particles from working in under the rims. The rims may be secured to the protector by a suitable cement g, though it is understood that only enough of such cement is used to hold the rims in place, it being intended that the rims may be removed when worn and new ones applied. If necessary, each rim, which is preferably molded or otherwise formed continuous, may be split, as at it, toward, but not quite to, the bend i of the rim, so that in applying the rims to the body part a the rims may adjust themselves to the diameter of the part a.

In order to hold the protector away from the hand of the wearer, I provide the supporter j having a clasp 7c at one end whereby to attach it to the'sleeve and a socket Z at the other end removably receiving the but ton m on the part a.

A sleeve protector arranged as herein described and shown gives a much neater appearance than the protector now made of woven straw and the like and is as light if not lighter in weight and not only more sanitary but capable of being kept so; it will retain its shape under all conditions of ordinary usage and its durability is substantially permanent.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A sleeve protector consisting of a truncated conical member formed of stiff sheet material and an endless channeled sheathing rim also formed of stiff material and applied over one of the edges of said member, said rim being split from its inner edge portion towardbut not to its outer edge portion, substantially as described.

2. A sleeve protector consisting of a truncated conical member formed of sheet matehave hereunto set my hand this 11th day of rial having an external bead near one edge February, 1908. thereof and a sheathing rim applied over said PETER J DAHI INGER edge and abutting against said bead in sub- J 5 stantially continuous contact therewith sub- Witnesses:

stantially as described. JOHN WV. STEWARD,

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing, I WM. D. BELL. 

